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Harder to tell than many, but...
In Response To: What attributes look fake to you? ()

...the most noticable defect is the glow-in-the-dark bezel marker. It is oversized, much cruder and is raised above the surface of the bezel. The real one would be inset and have a tiny bezel around it holding a piece of sapphire crystal over it.

Less obvious on casual observation is that the chronograph subdials are wrong. Subdial function and exact position differences are a common giveaway on counterfeits, as they are in fixed locations based on the type of movement used. So the counterfeiters often have to settle for a movement that is not quite a perfect match for the original watch's features and positions.

First, the 12 hour dial should be on the bottom, not the left. Second, the subdials are too far inboard--they should be about 1 mm closer to the outer edge of the dial.

But these counterfeits are getting harder to tell!

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